jewelry for elderly at the gwangju design biennale 09, korea

jewelry for elderly at the gwangju design biennale 09, korea

the 'design to care' exhibition at gwangju design biennale 09, featured jewelry for the elderly.


'ring for elderly' by kang chankyun
image © designboom


korean jewerly artist kang chankyun designed a ring for elderly by adding a lens
as a decoration.


'necklace for aged mother' by kwang sun lee
image © designboom

kwang sun lee designed a necklace to hold her mother's magnifying glasses.
the users info is also contained in the cyclinder with sos signs written outside.


'necklace for aged mother' by kwang sun lee
image © designboom

leeji db
09.22.09  
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No please ! Would any people like to be remembered every minute that she is going to dye ?
Do you believe that aged grandmothers don't have taste anymore?
Celeste Raposo   09.23.09
I will say granma who can wear this has taste.
yes please   09.23.09

totem kiosks by motoelastico + parang

design | 10.21.09

outside the gwangju design biennale's main building, motoelastico and parang have created an installation of totem kiosks which house a design shop, food vendors, information and ticket booths.

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art4soul: 'man, god & russian dolls' exhi

art | 09.29.09

a set of russian dolls were used as a canvas for designers to express their ideas, thoughts and views on the subject of 'man and god' and the existential quest.

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'one earth, one sun' exhibition

design | 09.27.09

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